Machine for fire-finishing glass articles.



No. 682,595. Patented Sept. IO, IOOI. M. J. OWENS & A. R. WILSON.MACHINE FOB FIRE-FIN|SH|NG GLASS ABTIGLES.

(Application filed June 24, 1889,)

2 Sheets-Sheet I.

(No Model.)

No. 682,595. Patented Sept. I0, mm,

M. J. swans &. A. n. W| LSON. MACHINE FOB FIRE-FINISHING GLASS ARTICLES.

(Application filed June 24, 1899.) v (No Model.) I 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

' and Amos R. Wfrnson, citizens of the United ence beinghadtherein totheaccomp'anying' bearings'arra'nge'd at two points in thelengthstruction,arrangement, and combination of 3o At the "top' this frame isprovided withlthecross-bars B and C. These cross-bars are able means.

tain new and useful'I'mprovements in v a In the drawings,

2.:is a top plan Viewthereof. Fig. 3 is a .per-jspect-iveview oftheupper part of the frame have shown for. actuating one of each pair of50 rollers comprises a sprocket-chain G, engag-' UNITED ISTATESN' ICE.

MICHAEL J. OWENS AND AMOS R. WILSON- OF TOLEDO, OHIO, ASSIGNORS Q TO THETOLEDO GLASS 00., OF SAME PLAOE.- I

MACHINE ronrl ne-rmls'l-n'uo GLASS-ARTICLES.

.SPEOIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 682,595, datedse'ptember 10, 19.0};

, Application filed June 24, 189 9.

To all whom it mag concern.- Be it known that we, MICHAEL J. OWENSStates, residing at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of- Ohio,have invented fir achines for Fire-Finishing Glass Articles, of whichthe following is-a specification, referdrawings.

The invention consists in the construction of a machine forfiring-finished glassarticles,-=.

and particularlyone' which comprises a support for the .st'afi or shaftupon which the articles are held while they are being reheated orfire-finished, said support consisting of of the stafl, oneof thesupports having aotuating' means for driving the stafli. The, inventionfurther consists in the conthe various parts, asjmorefully hereinafterde cribed. i: f Figure Us a front'eleva' tion, partly in section,.'ofour machine. Fig.

detached. 1 v Z A is a frame of an suitable'construction.

preferably vertically adjustable by any suit- We have shown thisadjustment efiected by the slots 0. in the standard a and theclamping-bolts b engaging .in the slots and passing through thecross-bars.

The cross-bar C is prohave suitable actuating devices for rotating,preferably, one of each pair, so that the stafi when laid thereon may berotated by simply allowing its weight to rest on the rollers, and therotation may be stopped by simply lifting it therefrom. The mechanismwhich we am a. 721,717. on model.)

- ,ingsprocket-w heels H, formed on one of each of. the pairs ofrollers, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, and over asuitable drive-wheell onthe drive-shaft J, supported in. the frame'of the machine. Thisdrive-shaft is driven from any suitable source of power.. We have.

shown it-driven from a motor K, supported on .the base'of the frame withsuitable drive connections and drive-pulleys to effectthe= 60 result. yV

The staff L is formed of a tubular outer casing d and a sliding rode,formed to turn therewith, but adapted to, move endwise to -.open andclose the clamping-jaws h for bold- 'ing the articlec'," as plainlyshown in Fig. 2.

is no' part of our invention.

5 This construction may bevaried at will and The machine beingsnpportedin proximity to the furnace M, with the bearin for the staifsin line with the glory-holes fitherein, the-operator fittingthe article,into the sup port or'clamp in the end of'the stafi rests'it force atwhich the staff bears upon the rollers.

WVh-at we claim as our invention is-+ in'one of the bearings D in thecross-barB "and then supports its inner endon one pair "of rollers,which 'formsa support forsuch in- .ner end. He is perfectly free then tomove Q it inor out in relation to the furnace, and it will be: rotatedby the action of thedriven 1. The combination of a frame, rollers journalpd on the frame and constituting an anti-- friction-support for astaff, a staff supported and engaged bysaid rollers, and means forpositively rotating one ot'said rollers for the purpose of rotating saidstalf, substantially as described. I

2. The combination of a frame, two crossbars thereon, adjusting meansfor said bars, a support on one bar for a staif, a pair of adjaeentrollers journaled on the other bar and constituting a second support forthe staff,

and means for positively rotating oneof said rollers, substantially asdescribed. 3. The combination of a frame, two crossbars thereon,supports on one bar for staffs, a plurality of pairs of adjacentrollers'jonrnailed on the other bar and each pair consti t'uting asecond. support for one stafi, and a common means for rotating oneroller of each pair, substantially as described 4. The combinationof aframe, two crossbars at the top thereof, each having a series ofsupportsfor stafisg a pair of adjacent rollers forming one support for, eachstaff, means I 5, The combination of a frame; rollersjournaled on saidframe and constituting an antifriction-support for a staff, means forposi- I tures in presence of two witnesses. for rotating one of eachpair of rollers and means for adjusting the cross-bars vertically.

tively rotating one of said rollers for the purpose of rotating saidstaff, and a staif detachably supported by said roller-support and 15'provided with means for supporting an arti cle, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof we aifix our signa- MIOHAEL'J. OWENS. AMOS R.WILSON. Witnesses: a

FRANK DVSUYDAM, Jr. B. H. MILLER.

